Photograph by Joel Sartore
Photograph by Joel Sartore
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The archetypal National Geographic photojournalist, Abell’s work often tells evocative stories of time and place: Lewis and Clark, the Mississippi River, the Amazon, Australia. Most recently he told his own story in his book Sam Abell: The Photographic Life.
The consummate National Geographic photographer, Allard has traveled the world for five decades, photographing such diverse places and subjects as Peru, India’s Bollywood, blues music, cowboys, the Hutterites, and France’s fashion industry.
In her presentation “Connect With Anybody, Anywhere” Belt shares her experiences as a journalist bridging cultural, racial, and religious divides. A passionate conservationist, Belt’s recent project with author Barbara Kingsolver aims to help save the last wild spaces in the United States.
A master at penetrating secret worlds, Cobb is known for her photographic essays documenting hidden societies and cultural phenomena, from Japan’s geisha to beauty to modern-day slavery to the mysteries of love.
Having shot nearly 70 stories for National Geographic, Doubilet swims alone. He has introduced a generation to the wonder of the world’s oceans.
Working as a team for over 25 years, Beckwith and Fisher are in a race to photograph and document sacred tribal ceremonies across Africa before the ancient ways are lost in the vast cultural melting pot.
Wild Africa would be in far greater peril if not for the tireless efforts of the Jouberts, who have devoted more than 25 years to documenting its majestic wildlife in a race to save countless species—especially lions—from extinction and to help man and beast coexist in greater harmony.
National Geographic’s unofficial global-health photographer, Kasmauski relishes the difficult stories most others would not touch—infectious disease, the AIDS epidemic, Alzheimer’s, and reproductive health.
A powerhouse in the global conservation movement, Klum recently delivered the opening address at Green Week, an annual event organized by the European Commission to provide a forum for conservation discussion.
Best known for his intimate portraits of animals, Lanting is committed to making a difference through his photographs. His recent work documents environmental hot spots.
McCurry is best known for his stirring portraits of a green-eyed Afghan refugee girl in 1985 and again in 2004. His name is synonymous with the culture and beauty of Southeast Asia.
E.O. Wilson’s protégé and recent Lowell Thomas award-winner is brilliant, quirky, and arguably one of the top insect specialists working today.
Unadulterated jungle, ferocious tigers, threatened gorillas, and surfing hippos. These are the things that get Nichols up in the morning. His recent book, The Last Place on Earth , documents his more than two decades of work in Africa.
Growing up in a small Inuit community, Nicklen spent his early years hunting and traveling on land. He quickly developed exceptional field skills and a keen interest in observing wildlife. Now he’s one of the top photographers specializing in the Arctic and its inhabitants.
Blending a self-deprecating, wry sense of humor with an enthusiasm for his work and a passion for nature, Sartore shares his adventures in the field with National Geographic.
As one of the leading underwater photographers, Skerry has covered a wide range of stories for National Geographic, documenting the harp seal’s struggle to survive in frozen waters, the alarming decrease in the world’s fisheries, the planet’s last remaining pristine coral reefs, the plight of the right whale, threatened sharks in the Bahamas, and squids. He has emerged as a leading voice for marine conservation.
Celebrated for her ability to bring the topic of climate change out of the boardroom and into the living room, Stenzel goes beyond facts and figures to uncover the stories that are emerging as Antarctica, long considered a bellwether, warms and shrinks before us.
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